News and Media Media Archive Articles, publications and reports House of Lords Library 24th February 2025 This report looks at the detention of British Nationals in Iran, ahead of a short debate on 27 February 2025: "The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford to ask His Majesty’s Government what progress they are making to reduce the number of British citizens being held by the Iranian regime." Prisoners Abroad's support and work with the FCDO is mentioned. Detention of British nationals in Iran - House of Lords Library British Institute of Human Rights 10th December 2024 We joined 70+ organisations from across the UK to call on politicians to reaffirm the UK’s commitment to its human rights obligations, both nationally and internationally, and to make their own commitments to supporting a culture of respect for human rights across the UK. Read the letter Read the response from Lord Ponsonby, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice Inside Out April 2024 Our Chief Executive, Christopher Stacey, writes in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Association's quarterly magazine, describing the vital humanitarian support we offer, both to those in prison abroad and their families back home, and how our partnership with the FCDO is integral to delivering our overseas work. "Working closely with the Consular Service ensures our life-saving humanitarian support reaches those in need around the world." Read the article Prison Reform Trust Blog 10th October 2023 Reacting to the announcement by Justice Secretary, Alex Chalk, that the government would look to rent foreign prison spaces to deal with capacity issues in UK prisons, deputy director of the Prison Reform Trust, Mark Day, references Prisoners Abroad's statement on the proposal in his analysis. "The charity Prisoners Abroad has spoken out against the proposals, highlighting the levels of 'isolation and trauma' caused by 'being imprisoned so far away from home and family, not understanding the language and being excluded from opportunities to work and participate in effective rehabilitation programmes'." Read the blog The Pensioner Winter 2021 edition One our supporters, Linda, writes about why she supports our work. "Having visited the office on several occasions as a volunteer, I can vouch for the ethos of this charity as caring, honest and imaginative." https://twitter.com/PrisonersAbroad/status/1488438234246004738 Independent Monitor November 2021 A feature piece in the Independent Monitor magazine describing our work supporting British people imprisoned overseas. https://twitter.com/PrisonersAbroad/status/1470747163118419976 The View Magazine October 2021 Our Deputy Chief Executive Zeta MacDonald writes about how Prisoners Abroad works to protect the human rights of those in prison overseas, and support them on their return to the UK. https://twitter.com/PrisonersAbroad/status/1448694463170334726 Islington Faces Blog 2017 Talks to Sam, and major donor fundraiser at Prisoners Abroad, as well as Yemi Haliemariam, a woman fighting for freedom and justice for her husband. Read their inspiring stories here: https://www.islingtonfacesblog.com/2017/10/18/sam-clarke-fundraiser-for-prisoners-abroad https://www.islingtonfacesblog.com/2017/11/01/yemi-hailemariam-freeandytsege/ Follow us on Facebook, X and Instagram to stay updated with our work. Manage Cookie Preferences